Acronyms Profound! Representation Organic! Novel / Yare Mnemonics! Self-evident!
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| 100% | ALFA ROMEO (2) | Artistic Lines. Fangio Approved - Raced Often. Models Endearingly Ogled. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | ALLITERATION | Alike Letters Lead Individual Terms. Excess Rather Annoyingly Turns Into Overt Nausea. |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | AMERICAN PIE | Amazing McLean Epitaph Recounting Idols' Crashed Aeroplane Night. Perceptive, Intelligent, Evocative. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Songs |
| 92% | AMERICAN PIE (2) | Awful Madonna Easy-listening Record. It Confirms A Naff Pop Icon Exists |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Songs |
| 100% | ANARCHY (3) | Agitated New Age Rebels Create Havoc, Yikes! |
Eric Bridgstock Politics |
| 100% | AUTUMN | Arboreal Undergrowth Turns Unpleasantly Muddy Now |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| 100% | BATH (2) | Basically A Tub, Heated |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 80% | BATH (3) | Brilliant Archimedes's Tub of H20 |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | BEATLES | Brian Epstein's Awesomely Talented Liverpudlians. Epitomised Sixties. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 88% | BEATLES (2) | Best Ever All Time Lyricists, Entertainers and Singers |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | BEE | Buzzes Everyone Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Insects |
| 100% | BLUR | Britpop Leaders, Unrivalled Rockers. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 83% | BRAKE | Brings to Rest All Kinetic Energy |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | BUDDY HOLLY | Brilliant, Unfulfilled. Dead. Died Young. Had Outstanding Lyrics. Legendary Youthfulness |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | CHAMPAGNE (2) | Celebratory Hooch, Always Makes People At Gatherings Nicely Extrovert |
Eric Bridgstock Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 83% | CHESS | Checkerboard, Half Empty, Sixty-four Squares |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | CHESS (2) | Clocks Help Encourage Speedy Strategy |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | CHESS (3) | Checkmate Hardly Ever Seems Straightforward |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | CHESS (4) | Castles Have Every Square Sighted |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | CHESS (5) | Can't Help Evoking Soporific Spectators |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | CHESS (6) | Champions Have Every Strategy Stored |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
| 100% | CHRISTINE | Cinematic Horror Revealing Intelligent Suspense. Terror In Night Excursions |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 100% | CHRISTINE (2) | Carpenter's Halloween Release Is Scary. Tempting Insomnia - No Escape! |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 100% | CHRONICLES | Carefully Hewn Recounting Of Northern Israel, Concludes Largely Encouraging Some |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | CLUTCH | Control Lever Under The Car's Heater |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | DEUTERONOMY | Delightfully Erudite Undertaking, Ten Edicts Read Out, Nous Of Moses. Yes! |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | DIVORCE (2) | Deceitful Infidelity Very Often Responsible. Coupling Ends. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | DROUGHT | Dry Riverbed Or Unwatered Ground; Hard Terrain. |
Eric Bridgstock, after it was asked if anyone would like to acronymise DROUGHT during an acronym shortage. Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | DROUGHT (2) | Doesn't Rain Often, Usually Ghastly Hot Temperature |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | EAR (2) | Enables Aural Reception |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 91% | ENGAGEMENT | Enraptured Nubile Guy And Gal Entering Marriage to Enjoy Nuptial Togetherness |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | ENGINE | Emits Noxious Gases Into Noisy Environment |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | EZRA | Exiled Zion Returns Again |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 91% | FAMILY TREE | Finds Ancestral Members, Interred and Living. Your Tribal Relatives Expand Exponentially. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Family |
| 89% | FENG SHUI | Far Eastern New-age Guidance; Should Have Uncluttered Interior |
Eric Bridgstock Religion |
| 100% | FENG SHUI (2) | Fashionable Energy Nurturing. Get Some Help Understanding It. |
Eric Bridgstock Religion |
| 89% | FENG SHUI (3) | Fixes Energy Negatives. Gets Shot of Harmful Unwanted Items |
Eric Bridgstock Religion |
| 100% | FERRARI | Fast Exotic Red Roadcar. All Round Italian |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | FERRARI (2) | Fabulously Engineered Racer. Red And Rather Innovative |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 78% | FERRARI (3) | For Enthusiasts of Racing. Red Automobiles. Race-bred Italians. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | FORD | For Ordinary Road Drivers |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | GAS PEDAL | Gains Automotive Speed. Probably Encourages Driving At Limit. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | GRASS | Get Real - A Super Smoke |
Eric Bridgstock Drugs:Cannabis |
| 100% | GRASS (2) | Green Rushes. Authentic Soccer Surface |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | HARLEY DAVIDSON | Hells Angels Ride. Lovingly Engineered. Yo Dude, Along Ventura 'Ighway. Desirable Secondhand Or New. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 88% | HEBREWS | Headache Effected By Religious Encouragements (and) Warnings. Stunning |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | HOSEA | Harsh Overtones, Split Ended Acceptably |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 86% | ISAIAH | Influential Son (of) Amos Inspired All Hebrews. |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | JACK DEE | Joker And Celebrity Keeps Deadpan Expression Effortlessly |
Eric Bridgstock, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition Names:Famous people |
| 100% | JEREMIAH | Judged Events, Rarely Enjoyed Mirth, Imprisoned And Hated |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | JOEL | Judgement Of Endless Locusts |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | JOSHUA | Jordan's Old Soldier Heroic Under Attack |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | JUDGES | Justices, Utterly Depressing, Grim Events Spiral |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | LAWYER (4) | Legal Assistants Waste Your Earned Remuneration |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 100% | LOTUS | Lots Of Traction; Unbelievable Speed |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | LUST (2) | Love Usurped, Sex Triumphs. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | MADONNA | Musically Adept Dancer. Often Nurtures Naughty Antics. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | MAP (3) | May Advise Position |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Navigation Aids |
| 100% | MARRIAGE (3) | Making A Recognised Relationship, Instigated After Getting Engaged |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | MASERATI | Master Automotive Sportster, Erstwhile Racer, Archetypal Total Italian |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | MERCEDES BENZ | Marvellously Engineered Robust Cars. Every Diplomat Enjoys Solid Build. Engine Noises? Zero! |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | MOSCOW | Mafia Overrun Soviet Capital. Often Wintry |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Countries |
| 100% | MOTOR CAR | Mode Of Transport Often Raced. Can Also Rust |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| 100% | MOUSE (8) | Makes Onscreen Usability Seem Easy |
Eric Bridgstock Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | MOUSE (9) | Minute Omnivore; Utters Squeaks Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| 100% | MOUTH | Much Open, Uttering Total Honesty? |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | MUST | Minimum Usable Subset, Technically. |
Eric Bridgstock, explaining that he and his colleagues define technical requirements in terms of "musts", "shoulds" and "coulds". Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | NOSE (3) | Neat Orifice, Sniffing Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | OASIS | Outstanding Albums. Sixties Inspired Singles. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | OPRAH | Overtly Personable Rich American Host |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 100% | ORGAN | Outputs Really Grand Acoustic Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 100% | PARIS | People Always Remember Iron Structure |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
| 83% | PARIS (4) | Philosophers, Artists, Restaurants and Iconic Structures |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
| 89% | PHILEMON | Paul's Helper Imprisoned, Letter Expedited Master of Onesimus's Niceness. |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | PIANO (3) | Pleasing Instrument Acoustically, Numerous Octaves. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| 100% | PISA | Precariously Inclined Structure, Alarmingly |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | RAINBOW (3) | Red And Indigo, No Black Or White |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | RAINBOW (4) | Really Amazing Image. Nicely Bends Over World |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | RAINBOW (5) | Rainy Arc. It Never Breaks Or Wavers |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | RANSOM | Recovery Attempt Needs Shooters Or Money |
Eric Bridgstock, after Angela's laptop was held to ransom. People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | RANSOM NOTE | Really Awful Notice. Statement Of Malice. Not Often Tackled Easily. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Law & Order Communication |
| 100% | REM | Resoundingly Evocative Musicians |
Eric Bridgstock Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 87% | ROLLING STONES (2) | Rock's Old-timers. Luscious Lips. Inhaled Narcotics. Great Songwriters. Toured Overseas in Numerous Enormous Stadiums |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | ROLLS ROYCE | Rather Ostentatious Luxury Limousine; Suits Rich, Often Yields Car Envy. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | SAMUEL | Safely Advised Men Under Effective Leadership |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | SEASON | Summer Example: Ante September October November |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| 100% | SHAMPOO | Stops Hair Acquiring Mange. Pour Over Oneself. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| 100% | SHOWER (3) | Sprays Hot Overhead Water. Extremely Refreshing. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | SIREN | Startlingly Immediate Rousing Emergency Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Assorted Nouns:Noises People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SIREN (2) | Sound Indicating Rapid Evacuation Necessary |
Eric Bridgstock Assorted Nouns:Noises People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | SPITFIRE | Special Plane In The Forties. It Really Excelled. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| 100% | SPITFIRE (2) | Super Plane - Invincible Tactical Fighter. It Rouses Emotions. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| 100% | SPRING (2) | Several Plants Rising In New Growth |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| 100% | SPRINGER (2) | Self-Publicists Riled, Invariably Nauseous, Generally Elevate Ratings |
Eric Bridgstock and Tony McCoy O'Grady, Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 89% | SPRINGER (5) | Staged Punch-ups Regarded Inevitable, Never Get Elegant Result |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| 80% | SPUD | Star Performance (from) "Under Down" |
Eric Bridgstock, when after hearing about EAT POTATO's success. Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | SUMMER | Sun Usually Makes More Epidermal Redness |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
| 100% | TAXI | Travel Avoiding Xenophobic Interaction |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| 86% | THE WHO | Trashed Hotels. Eventually Walloped by Heroin Overdose. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | TINA TURNER | Trusted Ike, Now Alone. Totally Uninhibited, Rather Naughty, Emotional Rocker |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | TRANSPORT (39) | Tony Reached Acronym Nadir. So Produced Overblown Response - Transport! |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | TRANSPORT (40) | Touring Rockies And Newfoundland, Sending Payment Overseas, Recorded Transaction |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| 100% | TRANSPORT (41) | Typos Rushed Across - New Spelling Properly On Right Track |
Eric Bridgstock, while pointing out some mistakes in Tony's TRANSPORT acronyms. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | TRANSPORT (46) | These Really Ain't New. Stop Posing Over Redoing Transport |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 90% | TRANSPORT (47) | Try Removing Any New-dictionary Spellings. Perfection Only Required, Thanks! |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 86% | TRAVEL (2) | Transports Roamers Abroad to Various Exotic Locations |
Eric Bridgstock Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| 100% | TUBE | Trains Underground Beneath England |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
| 100% | TWENTY (3) | That Woman Eventually Notched Twenty Years! |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Age |
| 100% | TYRE | Tube, Yet Rotates Evenly |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | VENICE | Visually Exquisite. Needed Impressive Civil Engineering. |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | VIENNA | Violin Inspired Events; Nasty Nazi Associations. |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
| 100% | WASH | Water And Soap Hygiene. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 80% | WASP (2) | Wildly Attracted to Sweet Provender |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Insects |
| 100% | WASP (3) | When Angered, Stings People |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Insects |
| 100% | WINDSCREEN | Where Insects Normally Die. Stops Crud Reaching Eyes, Ears & Nose |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
| 100% | WINTER | Weather Inclement, Night Time Extends Rather |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |